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[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

Sure. Except if you allow those in power to define the meaning of demos, every single country that ever existed - including Nazi Germany - was democratic. As a result, the term democratic becomes tautological in that it is always true regardless of the system involved.

So yes, your statement that China is a nation is true.